What does ๐ Growing Heart mean?
A heart drawn as though it is swelling or pulsing outward. It shows love that keeps building, excitement, butterflies or a heart racing with feeling. Crushes, sweet messages and moments of rising affection all fit, as does nervous anticipation before a date. The overall tone is warm and enthusiastic, like a feeling getting bigger by the second.
๐ Growing Heart is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (hearts), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about 143, emotion, excited, heartpulse, ily and kisses.
Example messages
๐ Growing Heart on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Growing Heart looks on each platform.
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Growing Heart emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Growing Heart emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :heartpulse:.
When was the Growing Heart emoji added?
๐ Growing Heart was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Growing Heart. The underlying code (U+1F497) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.